Wednesday, December 9, 2009

The Feast of San Juan Diego (December 9)




Beloved Juan Diego, "the talking eagle"! Show us the way that leads to the "Dark Virgin" of Tepeyac, that she may receive us in the depths of her heart, for she is the loving, compassionate Mother who guides us to the true God.
Amen.

--from the homily by Pope John Paul II at the canonization of Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin

The painting of Saint Juan Diego is by Mexican artist Martha Orozco.



"The miraculous image, which is preserved in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, shows a woman with native features and dress.
She is supported by an angel whose wings are reminiscent of one of the major gods of the traditional religion of that area.
The moon is beneath her feet and her blue mantle is covered with gold stars. The black girdle about her waist signifies that she is pregnant."
--from the Vatican's biography of St. Juan Diego

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